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| February 22nd |
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| About February 22nd is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 312 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (313 in leap years). February 22nd is Washington's Birthday. Births 1732 - George Washington, First U.S. President 1917 - Jane Bowles, writer, playwright 1932 - Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senator (Massachusetts) 1952 - Bill Frist, former U.S. Senator (Tennessee) 1955 - David Axelrod, political consultant 1966 - Rachel Dratch, actress, comedian (Saturday Night Live) 1975 - Drew Barrymore, actress (The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates) Deaths 1890 - John Jacob Astor III, businessman, Astor family member 1987 - Andy Warhol, painter, printmaker, filmmaker Events 1819 - Spain cedes Florida over to the United States. 1879 - Frank Woolworth starts his first retail store in Utica, New York. 1980 - The United States ice hockey team wins a shocking victory over the Soviet team, 4-3, at Lake Placid, New York. |
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